''Cem'' was a weekly political satire magazine which was first published in the Ottoman Empire and then in Turkey. It was published between 1910 and 1912 and continued its publication in the period 1927–1929. The magazine was named after its founder,

Cemil Cem Cemil Cem (1882–1950) was a Turkish diplomat, cartoonist and journalist who worked for the Ottoman satirical magazine ''Kalem'' and founded his own satirical magazine '' Cem''. Early life and education Cemil was born in 1882 in Istanbul. He gr ...

History and profile

''Cem'' was established by Cemil Cem who was a caricaturist. It was first published in November 1910. The magazine was headquartered in Istanbul and had two editions, Ottoman Turkish and French. Its subtitle was political, humoristic and satirical illustrated journal. The founding editor-in-chief was

Refik Halit Karay Refik Halit Karay (15 March 1888 – 18 July 1965) was a Turkish educator, writer and journalist. Biography He was born in Beylerbeyi, İstanbul, on 14 March 1888. His parents were Mehmed Halid Bey and Nefise Ruhsar Hanım. After studying at Ga ...

. He also published articles in the magazine which attacked the policies of the

Committee of Union and Progress The Committee of Union and Progress (CUP) ( ota, اتحاد و ترقى جمعيتی, translit=İttihad ve Terakki Cemiyeti, script=Arab), later the Union and Progress Party ( ota, اتحاد و ترقى فرقه‌سی, translit=İttihad ve Tera ...

. The magazine ended publication in December 1912. ''Cem'' was restarted by Cemil Cem in 1927. The same year he was put on trial for the publication of a caricature in the magazine which folded in 1929.

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